plural au pairs
ˈō-ˈperz 
: a usually young foreign person who cares for children and does domestic work for a family in return for room and board and the opportunity to learn the family's language
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What To Know Upward of 300,000 people come to the U.S. each year on J-1 visas to work in a variety of roles like au pairs, camp counselors and medical staff, as well as those working summer jobs at resorts, in beach towns and at tourism hotspots.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The main level offers a private au pair/in-law suite that affords privacy and convenience.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
In 2023, the last full year of data available, over 21,400 au pairs took part in the program.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Two family rooms and a separate au pair suite round out the living spaces.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The main level offers a private au pair/in-law suite that affords privacy and convenience.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
In 2023, the last full year of data available, over 21,400 au pairs took part in the program.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Two family rooms and a separate au pair suite round out the living spaces.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20pair. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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